# NTSB CEN12WA351: Robinson R44, Teisendorf, Germany, June 9, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 9, 2012, 15:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place: Teisendorf, Germany
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 83911
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12WA351
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83911/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12WA351

## Factual narrative

On June 9, 2012, at 1515 UTC, a Robinson R44 helicopter, Austrian registration OE-XKS, was destroyed when it crashed into trees and mountaneous terrain near Teisendorf, Germany. The pilot and three passengers on board the helicopter were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The foreign, non-scheduled cross-country flight originated at Worms, Germany, and was en route to Salzburg, Austria. At 1520, the weather conditions at Salzburg, Austria, 12 miles east-southeast of the accident was wind 200 degrees at 3 knots, few clouds at 500 feet, broken ceiling at 6000 feet, visibility 6 miles, rain, temperature 57 degrees Fahrenheit (F), dew point 55 F, and altimeter setting 1017 hPa (pascals) This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. Any further information may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bundesstelle fur Flugenfallensuchung (BFU) Herman-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Telefax: +49 5 31 - 35 48 - 246 Phone: +49 5 31 - 35 48 - 0 E-mail: ops@bfu-web.de This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the BFU of Germany.

## Aircraft

- Registration: OE-XKS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R44 (UNDESIGNAT)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Schulter Planungs und Ausfuhrungs - GmbH, doing business as Heliservice Salzburg
- Registered owner: Schulter Planungs und Ausfuhrungs - GmbH
- Departed: EDVF, Augsburg
- Destination: LOWS, Salzburg
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Observed at: LOWS, 12 nm away

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